![]() ![]() That we were able to produce these findings with data provided from Rwandan, Ugandan, and Congolese wildlife authorities demonstrates their commitment to protecting these magnificent great apes." "But the findings provide further support for vigilant pathogen surveillance and contingency planning to mitigate the risk of Ebola virus entering the mountain gorilla population. Drayer Wildlife Health Center at UC Davis' School of Veterinary Medicine. "We have been very lucky that, to date, Ebola virus has not impacted mountain gorillas," said senior author and Gorilla Doctors Executive Director Kirsten Gilardi, a professor with the Karen C. While there have been no confirmed cases of Ebola virus in wild great apes since 2005, Ebola is present and circulating in East-Central Africa, and there is cause for concern for cross-species transmission in regions of intense human-wildlife overlap. While none of the vaccination strategies examined would prevent widespread infection, the model did project that survival rates of 50% or greater could be achieved by vaccinating at least half of the habituated gorillas within three weeks of confirming the first infected gorilla. The study was conducted by researchers affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution, as well as scientists from Gorilla Doctors, which is based at the University of California, Davis the Species Conservation Toolkit Initiative Virginia Tech and other institutions. ![]()
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